Ashley Summers

Ashley Summers was last seen in Cleveland, Ohio on July 9, 2007. She was 14 years old at the time of her disappearance.

Ashley is 5’5″ tall and weighs 130 pounds and has brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a black shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers. She has a heart tattoo on her right arm with the name “Gene.”

Case Information

Ashley Summers was last seen near her residence in west Cleveland on July 9, 2007. At the time of her disappearance she lived with her great-uncle in the 2100 block of West 96th Street near Madison Avenue. After getting into an argument that evening she packed her clothes and left.

A month later she called her mother to let her know she was OK.

In November of 2007 Ashley’s step-grandmother says she was driving in her car when she spotted Ashley on West 44th Street. According to the grandmother, Ashley had had cut her hair short and dyed it blonde. By the time she turned her car around Ashley she was gone.

Investigators looked into the possibility that Ashley’s case may have been related to the disappearance of two other Cleveland teenagers who disappeared in 2003 & 2004; Amanda Berry and Georgina DeJesus. In 2013 they were found safe after Amanda escaped from Ariel Castro’s home and called 911.

Castro had held them captive the entire time they were missing. He was arrested on May 6, 2013, and pleaded guilty to 937 of the 977 charges against him, including charges of kidnapping, rape, and aggravated murder. He was sentenced to life plus 1,000 years. One month into his life sentence Castro was found hanging in his detention cell.

Although Ashley disappeared in the same area as Berry & DeJesus, investigators have been unable to find anything that ties Castro to Ashley’s case.

Authorities believe Ashley left of her own accord, but she hasn’t been seen or heard from since 2007 and it’s possible she’s being held against her will. Her case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency

Anyone with information regarding Ashley Summers is asked to contact the Cleveland FBI field office at (216) 522-1400 or the Cleveland Police Department at 216-623-5005.

Reward money is available for information leading to the location of Ashley and/or the identification of the person or people responsible for her disappearance. Tips can remain anonymous.